*Official* Tennis Thread

[Burgey]

So double your normal output of drivel then. Great.

Edit: at Jono.

Though it applies equally to ajd00d

 

[NUFAN]

Is there a new revised order of play somewhere? I can't see it on the official tournament site.

 

[Jono]

Burgey is like the boy in primary school that keeps calling the girl in his class names and making her cry, but in reality he has a crush on her.


In this scenario I am the girl.

 

[ajdude]

Burgey is like the boy in primary school that keeps calling the girl in his class names and making her cry, but in reality he has a crush on her.


In this scenario I am the girl.

in every scenario you are the girl Jono. but good analogy

 

[Jono]

in every scenario you are the girl Jono. but good analogy

 

[morgieb]

Has there been talk about moving the tournament to a different part of the year? Would seem to make the most logical sense given what a lot of players have said.

AFAIK the weather right now is reasonable a lot of the time but that part of the country is prone to major heat waves. I just think they probably need more lights, as this stuff tends to happen way too often.

 

[uvelocity]

Yeah lights and heat lamps

 

[Jono]

Come on Donald Young! About time you show something!

 

[Jono]

Yes my boy Kyrgios doing the business! Breaks bac when Paire was serving for the set! Had some set points himself afterwards but couldn't convert. Tiebreak time.

Photo I took of the great boy/man at the 2011 Wimbledon juniors:

Incredible how far he's come in 18 months. Has such a big game.

 

[Spikey]

Steve Smith ‏@stevesmith49 32s
This kyrgios is going to be something very special #AusOpen #7sport

do i have to follow tennis now

 

[Jono]

Yes. Also notice he used a capital letter (albeit didn't bother capitalising the K in Kyrgios). You can start doing that too.

 

[Spikey]

Sure Thing Skip !

 

[Jono]

LoVe iT.

 

[Jono]

Paire having knee issues.

Backing Kyrgios to not be as piss weak as Matt Ebden and go for the kill here.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Damn straight Kyrgios is a ****ing machine. He's had some dramas but pulled our some great shots too

 

[Jono]

**** at 0-30 thought he was a go to break there.

5-6 in the second. Such a massive moment here. Has saved set point aleady in this set.

 

[NUFAN]

Kyrg is a pretty exciting player that's for sure. What's Paire's best surface? He seems a pretty unusual player to be seeded.

 

[Jono]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

FMD it feels fantastic having an Aussie tennis player who is a gun and not a tool. Been far too long.

Finish this now son.

 

[Jono]

Kyrg is a pretty exciting player that's for sure. What's Paire's best surface? He seems a pretty unusual player to be seeded.

Benoit Paire aka Benoit Balls (Archer reference hehe) had a big year last year which resulted in a solid gain. He's a hard court player mainly, just hit and miss. For example he lost to Matosevic last year but beat Simon, Cilic, Raonic and Wawrinka.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Benit Paire aka Benoit Balls (Archer reference hehe) had a big year last year which resulted in a solid gain. He's a hard court player mainly, just hit and miss. For example he lost to Matosevic last year but beat Simon, Cilic, Raonic and Wawrinka.

That's an impressive list. A bit like Stisur maybe, ie. plays to a lower level against lower opposition. Although Kyrgios is playing some fine points here himself. HVe to admit it feels like Paire is letting himself down